Ja Rule to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on July 18, 2025

Ja Rule created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Ja Rule fans. Speculation had been rife that the American rapper best known for hit songs like Wonderful, Mesmerize or Always on Time, will announce his retirement from music, at age 49, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 18/07/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a rapper isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a rapper-singer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouJa Rule

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouJa Rule was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.